E C Hamilton

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New Year’s didn’t mean a list of resolutions for me, but it undoubtedly forced me to reflect on the previous year and look toward the new. What worked and what didn’t? What changed my life for the worse and what made it better? What do I want most out of the new year? One thing came to mind, ringing louder and truer than anything I could ponder on: balance. I desperately sought to find a better balance in my life. Now we’re halfway through, and I find balance in chunks – a week focused on work, a week on fitness, a week on writing, scarcely finding a happy medium in the day to day. The previous year taught me a lot, and challenged me in ways I’d never been challenged before. While my social life seemed to thrive and I had many wonderful adventures, my creative projects suffered. Reflecting on the last twelve months, I feel like I made zero progress on any of my projects, and I read a total of two full books – my worst record yet. I made many, wonderful memories, but didn’t a...

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We all have a not-so-secret love for villains. From their motives to their dress sense, the bad guys are just interesting . However, much like storytelling itself, characters continue to evolve. The more stories out there in the world, the harder it becomes to surprise and scare. But writers and creators adapt and overcome, constantly pushing the boundaries of the fiction world. Recent books have given us a number of great villains that not only stake a claim for best of the best, but defy expectations. Here’s a list (with a few spoilers), heavily influenced by my own personal preference, of villains from young adult books that have done their titles justice.   1 AIDAN – The Illuminae Files “Am I Not Merciful?” AIDAN – the Artificial Intelligence Defense Analytics Network. Not the first AI to go homicidal, but AIDAN’s set apart by the way his dysfunction gives him almost human-like characteristics that have him questioning life, his place in the wor...

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“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens.” Ray Bradbury             Like anything, we get better by doing. Writing everyday helps build good writing habits that help us reach our goals, and nourishes our craft. Journaling is a great way to write every day, even if it’s just a sentence or two. If we force ourselves to do little bits, then tackling the big bits doesn’t seem as daunting. You can write something down first thing in the morning or before you go to bed or just keep a notebook handy for when inspiration strikes. It doesn’t matter, but even a single sentence may one day become the seed of inspiration that turns into your greatest work of art. But I sit down of a night-time with a pen and a notebook and think what on earth do I have to say? Today wasn’t especially great or interesting, and I didn’t have any light bulb idea moments so what am I going to write about? ...

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